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Sisters attend Jewish Christian Conference in Australia
In July Srs Ellen Knox, Carmel Niland and Margaret Shepherd attended the annual conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews which this year was held in Sydney, Australia. Sisters from several other provinces also attended.
All the Sion representatives were delighted at the concluding dinner when Sr Marianne Dacy, of the Australian Province (in the centre of the back row on the photo), was awarded the Annual ICCJ International Sir Sigmund Sternberg Award in recognition of her many achievements in the field of Christian-Jewish relations. Outstanding among these her directorship of the specialist Judaica library at Ratisbonne, Jerusalem and her long-term position as archivist and librarian of the Archive of Australian Judaica at Sydney University.
After the main conference the Sion Sisters had some days of reflection together. Our Australian Sisters were delighted to welcome an international group of Sion Sisters to their beautiful country.
Click here for an account of the conference